Basile
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Born: 9 April 1727 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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Birth — 1727
1751 Marriage / Partner1758 Birth of Child
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.1763 Birth of Child1769 Birth of Child
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)1785 Marriage of Child
1785 Death of Spouse/Partner1788 Marriage of Child1789 Marriage of Child1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower CanadaDeath — 1792View charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.
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